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Bill
Sam
Red Chief
Vocabulary Pt. 1
Vocabulary Pt. 2
100
Why did Bill and Sam decided to commit their crime in Summit?
It was a small town that couldn’t do much to catch them.
100
Why did Sam and Bill pay Ebenezer Dorset?
They wanted to get rid of his son.
100
Why didn’t Red Chief want to go home?
He was having too much fun camping in the cave.
100
An impudent person speaks in a way that is:
Disrespectful
100
If you get a good grade on this test, Ms. McLaughlin might ___________ you.
commend
200
What does the name of the town (Summit) mean?
highest point of a hill or mountain
200
Why did Sam had trouble catching up with Bill at the end of the story?
Bill ran so fast.
200
Why does Dorset tell Sam and Bill to return the boy at night?
So the neighbors don’t see them returning Red Chief and attack them.
200
When you comply with an order, you
follow it
200
An atmosphere of excitement was _________ the school as fall break approached.
pervading
300
Why did Bill suggest lowering the ransom amount to $1,500?
He did not think anyone would pay $2,000 for the boy.
300
Which line from the story foreshadows the outcome of the kidnapping scheme?
It looked like a good thing; but wait till I tell you.
300
Which of the following is part of most of O. Henry's short stories?
ironic "twist" endings
300
People who collaborate on a project are
working together
300
The PTA made a plan for the last day of school, and took that _____________ to Mr. Graham.
proposition
400
Why does Bill say his favorite Biblical character is King Herod?
King Herod ordered all the boys in town killed.
400
Why did Sam go to Poplar Grove to mail the ransom note?
He didn’t want the letter traced back to him and Bill.
400
Why did O. Henry start writing short stories?
He had to support his daughter while he was in prison.
400
The lunch ladies would say the food they serve in the cafeteria is
Palatable
400
An angry letter to the newspaper could be a ___________ against politicians.
diatribe
500
How did Sam and Bill convince Red Chief to go home with them?
They told him he’d get a new rifle and moccasins.
500
Why did Sam ask about Bill’s family history of heart disease before telling him to turn around?
He didn’t want Bill to have a heart attack when he saw Red Chief behind him.
500
Why did Sam and Bill choose Ebenezer Dorset’s son to kidnap?
Because Ebenezer Dorset was a rich real estate man.
500
If you’re passing notes in class, you should do it this way to avoid getting caught:
surreptitiously
500
The payment Sam and Bill were expecting to get for returning Red Chief.
ransom